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Students read along to a poem on the programs.

NSHS Inducts New Members Into Organization

Dia Jain and Risha Sur February 5, 2019

Families, students,and teachers gathered on Thursday, Jan. 31 to induct new members into the Westwood Diego Velasquez chapter of National Spanish Honor Society (NSHS). The induction ceremony had approximately...

Coach Casey Carter discusses new UIL policy changes with parents.

Baseball Holds Pre-Season Banquet to Kick Off Season

Catherine Wiesehuegel, Reporter February 4, 2019

Baseball kicked off their season Wednesday, Jan. 30 in the cafeteria with their pre-season which helped baseball parents register their sons for the upcoming season and learn about policies and practices...

Outbreaks of Preventable Diseases are on the Rise

Outbreaks of Preventable Diseases are on the Rise

Anna Chuo, Morale Officer February 4, 2019

All across the country, outbreaks of diseases that were thought to be mostly eradicated have made resurgences. In 2000, measles was declared completely eliminated in the United States. Last year, there...

A natural gas flare in Pecos County, Texas. The states natural gas plants, particularly those in West Texas, flare off tens of millions of pounds of toxic sulfur dioxide and hundreds of millions of pound of poisonous hydrogen sulfide every year.

Report: Unauthorized Air Pollution in Texas up 27 Percent in 2017

Kiah Collier January 31, 2019

Texas industrial facilities continued to spew out tens of millions of pounds of unauthorized air pollution in 2017 as a result of equipment malfunctions and other incidents that companies claimed were...

Participants and presenters take a group photo.

UT Speakers Hold ‘Stop the Bleed’ Event

Srilekha Cherukuvada, Dreamcatcher Editor in Chief January 30, 2019

Students attended an information session on stopping patients from bleeding out held by representatives from the University of Texas on Tuesday, Jan. 29. The session was coordinated by the Health Science...

Gauri Pargaonkar 19 and Nisha Seyed 19 share what they have found with each other.

NFHS Students Hold Language Workshop

Ruhee Nemawarkar, Heritage Editor in Chief January 29, 2019

National French Honor Society (NFHS) held a language learning workshop on Friday, Jan. 25 for members to practice conversing in French about current events and cultural activities. The workshop began at...

Major League Soccer Announces Austin FC as New Expansion Club

Major League Soccer Announces Austin FC as New Expansion Club

Sourav Dhar, Sports Editor January 23, 2019

Austin now officially has a major league sports team. Major League Soccer, or MLS for short, announced that Austin FC will become the North American soccer league’s 27th franchise. MLS Commissioner...

Extemporaneous Speakers take a photo together. Photo courtesy of WHS Speech and Debate.

Debaters Achieve Success at McNeil Tournament

Bernice Chen, Opinions Editor January 22, 2019

Novice Extemporaneous Speaking 3rd Place: Bowen James 5th Place: Seyoung Ree 8th Place: Anoop Rachakonda Semi-Finalists: Brandon Shin Sharanya Karanam Akhil Bhale Samia Bruster Domestic Extemporaneous...

Volunteers and teachers collaborate to help organize the rest of the event.

Westwood Students Compete at DECA Districts

Dia Jain, Horizon Assistant Editor January 22, 2019

On Saturday, Jan. 19, students gathered in Bastrop to compete at the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) district competition. Students competed in the Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center...

House Speaker Dennis Bonnen presiding over his first votes as speaker of the house. Jan. 9, 2019.

Texas House Proposes Massive Increase for Public School Funding

Edgar Walters January 18, 2019

As Texas’ Republican leadership calls for property tax cuts and a school finance overhaul, the Texas House on Monday pitched a bold proposal: Pump roughly $7 billion more state funds into public schools...

Horizon Named Pacemaker Finalist

‘Horizon’ Named Pacemaker Finalist

Sara Momin, Assistant Community & World News Editor January 16, 2019

The Horizon has been recently named a Pacemaker finalist by the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA), the second time consecutively in the last six years of being a digital publication. In the...

Students take a group picture with debate coach Mr. Ruishi Wang. Photo courtesy of WHS Speech and Debate.

Speech and Debate Competes at Churchill and University of Houston Tournaments

Bernice Chen, Opinions Editor January 14, 2019

University of Houston Varsity Policy (CX) Debate Semi-Finalists: Vikas Burugu - Daniel Shi Octo-Finalists: Vineeth Bandi - Aaron Greisdorf Shea Li Dombrowski - Hannah Liu 2nd Place Speaker Award:...

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